HR4877-118

Reported

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Education.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4586B1D0CAD84D639F94D3F0B5B7C2E8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act.
  • Section H1EDE9069044D4250B98C605A87A72EDF: 2. Amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended— by adding at the end of subtitle F of title IX (42 U.S.C. 16291 et...
  • Section HD3F7333AF92845B2A075FC61CEFD0E68: 969E. Abandoned wells research, development, and demonstration program Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Environment, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development, and demonstration program with respect to abandoned wells, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Environment Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies:
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 22, 2023

Additional sponsors: Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mrs. Foushee, and Mr. Frost

Sep 22, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Jul 25, 2023

Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Ross, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Environment Education
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

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